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I am a full time artist living in Orlando Fl, with my husband and our family of 2 Shih Tzus.
Nature Scapes in acrylic are among my favorite things to paint and this blog will show the progress of my works in their different stages. Many of my paintings are created using multiple canvases to create a sculptural affect. If you have any questions you would like me to answer about my work or techniques, please let me know and I will be happy to blog about it.
I am also a busy jewelry artist and will be posting photos of finished pieces of interest.
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Monday, August 06, 2007

Honey Bees Everywhere

I recently finished a mailbox & plaque set that I had a ton of fun with. A customer contacted me because she wanted a special mailbox and sign for her family. Her husband is a bee keeper and also sells honey and she wanted a special set of pieces reflecting that passion.

I really wasn't totally sure for awhile how I wanted to approach this design. I had some ideas but nothing had been set into stone. So, when the time came to start the project I asked my husband Chris to print out a font that said "bees" to him. He chose the font you see here. When I saw it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the design, I knew I wanted to take a very whimsical route. So in this particular case, the font gave me inspiration for the design. It isn't the first time that this has happened actually. I painted colorful bees flying all around, trying to fly toward their whimsical little hive. I also decided to do something really fun by painting the black short lines behind the bee......kind of like what I've seen in cartoons in the past, showing where the bee has been flying.

11 comments:

I am the customer of the honey bee mailbox and sign. When Ruth emailed me and told me her "creation" was on her blog site I just couldn't wait to see it. I LOVE IT. Thanks so much... you are truly very creative.

I am the customer and I just love this set of mailbox and sign. I didn't have a design in mind either and left it to Ruth's creative juices to decide. I could't wait to see the pieces, so when Ruth told me it was on her Blog site, I just had to visit. Thanks for a job well done. I will be the envy of the neighborhood.

Hi Lynda, what a surprise to have you sign my blog. I'm thrilled you like the mailbox and sign so much. This was so much fun to paint because I could really let my imagination take over. These are the projects that are the most fun, ones you can really have creative license with. I hope you and your husband will really enjoy them both.